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Business Administration

Degree Requirements

Business Administration Major: A student who majors in the School of Business may earn the Bachelor of Science in Business(B.S.B.) degree, the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree, or the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree. Concentrations are offered in accounting, computer information systems, finance, and management/marketing. Management/marketing, computer information systems, and workforce training and management concentrations are available on the Tradition campus.

The business administration major requires the completion of 120 hours for a concentration in international business and the completion of 128 hours for concentrations in accounting, computer information systems, finance, management/marketing, and workforce training and management. All students majoring in business administration must complete 45 hours of professional core requirements and 15-18 hours of a concentration area in business. Core curricula requirements are listed below.

Students planning to sit for the CPA exam are advised to take BUS 410. The concentration in accounting provides students the accounting education required for careers as professional accountants in financial institutions, government, industry, nonprofit organizations, and public practice. The program also prepares students for graduate study in business or accounting. Students desiring to sit for the CPA exam in Mississippi must hold a baccalaureate degree of at least 120 collegiate-level semester hours. The 120 hours must include a minimum of 48 semester hours of upper division or graduate level 116 accounting and business related courses. Accounting courses must be a minimum of 24 of the 48 hours and include at minimum three semester hours in: financial accounting, auditing, taxation, management/cost accounting, and government/not-for-profit accounting courses. Students should check state licensing laws for additional educational and experience requirements.

William Carey University and the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College have an articulation agreement for transfer of credit from the associate’s degree in workforce training and development at MGCCC to the bachelor’s degree in general studies with a concentration in workforce training and management through the School of Business at the Tradition campus. The requirements for this concentration in general studies will consist of the six courses required for a minor or concentration in workforce training and management. The concentration in workforce training and management is only available on the Tradition campus.

Business Minors: The School of Business offers minors in the following areas: business administration, computer information systems, and workforce training and management. Students pursuing a minor in the School of Business should make an appointment to meet with an academic advisor in the School of Business to discuss requirements and course offerings.

Business Administration Minor: A minor in business administration is available for students who are nonbusiness majors. A business administration minor requires 18 hours including the following courses: ACC 221 - Principles of Accounting I BUS 230 - Personal Finance BUS 304 - Introduction to Business Finance BUS 311 - Principles of Marketing BUS 314 - Principles of Management ECO 201 - Principles of Economics I—Macroeconomics

Notes

* BA students must take HIS 1010-1020.
** BS students must take a 4-hour lab science course. Students in other degree programs may choose either a 3-hour, non-lab course or a 4-hour lab course to meet the requirement. B.A. students seeking teacher certification must also take a 4-hour lab science course.
*** Students majoring in one of the fine arts must take a course in one of the other two areas.
**** Activity courses (1-2 hours) or Health and Exercise for a New Lifestyle (3 hours); minimum for BSN, 1 hour; all other degrees, 2 hours; Health and Exercise for a New Lifestyle (3 hours); military science, varsity sports, marching band, and cheerleading may be used to satisfy this requirement.